To my knowledge, there's no concrete lore of the subject. BGEE blackguards seem thematically closer to 3-5E warlocks (who get their powers through pacts with otherworldly beings) than to 3E blackguar… (View Post)

... I did not know this was a thing. Wow. Learn something new every day. (View Post)

In video game form, definitely the latter. If you're not good in a fight, why are you there? Almost all of the really interesting non-combat stuff is impossible in a video game. In PnP, I have a some… (View Post)

Personally, I'd go for skald or blade. I haven't found the jester's song to be that useful, but other folks may disagree. For the skald, you basically want to stand around and sing, throwing spells s… (View Post)

Most of my parties are gender balanced, but 4/2 splits aren't unheard of. As for names, I tend to use either mythology or baby name sites. My favorite shut down, but I'll link the one I'm using these… (View Post)